Object Number | 97-85-20 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
Technique | Basketry | Twined |
Description | Two-ply twining with "wave" and "tying" designs in false embroidery. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, in-between weave (with plain), wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 9 warps and 13 wefts per square inch. Butterfly design, three-strand at side bottom. |
Height | 24.2 cm |
Width | 40 cm |
Depth | 0.2 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
Other Number | L-85-20 - Old Museum Number | 29730 - ANSP Number |
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